How do you even get started on your health and wellness journey? How did Marisa and Olivia get started? How to find your "WHY?"

Is BMI ever a useful tool? Or is it total bullshit? In this episode of 2 Girls, 1 Pillow Fort, Marisa and Olivia explore the BMI scale. It's origins and uses today. Resources: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bmi-scale-racist-health_l_5f15a8a8c5b6d14c336a43b0 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092785/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-bmi-an-accurate-way-to-measure-body-fat/# https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/ethnic-differences-in-bmi-and-disease-risk/ https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/problem-with-bmi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index Mik Zazon Instagram: @mikzazon Doctor Mike on YouTube: "My Response To Fatphobia Claims" 

We took a small (very large) break. But we are stoked to be back! For our first episode back, we decided to do a little self reflection. A little check in. We discuss 2020, what we've learned in the past year, politics, health, and the future of this podcast. Join us every other week to discuss all things health, wellness, lifestyle, politics, relationships, and friendships! Follow us on Instagram: @2girls1pillowfort

Oops, we did another documentary episode! This time around, we watched Forks Over Knives. Forks Over Knives was a movement based on the "disease-reversing power of a plant-based diet". We explore how our most common diseases in America are preventable and reversible. 

OH EM GEE, WE HAVE OUR FIRST GUEST!! In this episode, Alex joins us to discuss Tarot. How does one get into Tarot readings, should you buy your own deck of cards, and what kinds of questions should you ask in a session?

Our world is loud.... and not just with noise. Most people own way too many things and are always looking to buy more. Practicing minimalism helps quiet the noise. In this episode, Marisa and Olivia watched the documentary "Minimalism" on Netflix. They explore the way minimalism can help individuals, communities, and the environment!

We're getting calm this week! Today we're discussing meditation.... but not the kind you're thinking. For most people, when you hear the word meditation, you think sitting in an ashram in India, Eat, Pray, Love style. While this is the original form of meditation, the practice has evolved over thousands of years. If sitting still for an hour doesn't sound appealing to you, there are many other forms of meditation that you can practice. We are discussing our favorite ways to calm our minds and turn off the noise of the world.

This episode is full on giggles almost the whole time. We've been in quarantine over 100 days! Everyone has seen all of the fitness programs out there. Every instagram influencer has one. Maybe you've tried a couple, maybe you have one that you swear by.  In this episode, we discuss some of the things we have tried and what worked for us. Olivia starts the 75 Hard Challenge and talks about what she has done so far. Marisa prefers doing her own thing and not following a strict workout plan. 

**IF YOU ARE A PARENTAL FIGURE OF MARISA OR OLIVIA, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE** ** the audio isn't the best in this episode. Please bear with us, we're learning and getting better equipment!** We're talking about sex, baby! More specifically, female sexuality and the shame that surrounds it. We watched the Goop Lap episode "The Pleasure Is Ours" featuring Betty Dodson. This launched us into our own discussion around our own sex education (LACK THEREOF) and the over all shame around women being sexual creatures. Some of our talking points include: -Vagina vs. vulva -Women not being taught about their bodies and pleasure -The Betty Dodson workshop -Sex education coming from Cosmo magazine, rumors, talking with friends, real sex HBO -"Sex Stories From Catholic School" -Fear mongering of children to scare them from pleasure and sex -The concept of virginity -Bad language about vaginas and products made to clean them -Knowing your body physically before having sex with a partner -How women’s bodies are portrayed in porn

** the audio isn't the best in this episode. Please bear with us, we're learning and getting better equipment!** -Brief history of slavery, Jim Crow laws, Civil Rights Movement. -How our current police force was formed and it's racist history. -What does defunding the police mean? -How have these protests helped so far? -What can white people do right now to actually help? -How do we keep the momentum after the protests stop? https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/misguided-focus-1619-beginning-slavery-us-damages-our-understanding-american-history-180964873/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/minneapolis-police-abolish.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/misguided-focus-1619-beginning-slavery-us-damages-our-understanding-american-history-180964873/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190326-what-is-epigenetics https://www.cbsnews.com/news/say-their-names-list-people-injured-killed-police-officer-involved-incidents/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-13th-amendment-didn-abolish-slavery-article-1.2801218 https://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/49420/1/a-running-list-of-anti-racism-resources-protest-police-brutality-george-floyd https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a32719786/george-floyd-protests-riots-black-comminity-destruction-history/ https://guidetoallyship.com/ http://www.cjcj.org/news/8113 https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/8/13/17938186/police-shootings-killings-racism-racial-disparities https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/g22779116/women-of-color-owned-skincare-brands/?slide=5 https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865261916/a-decade-of-watching-black-people-die https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqOqo50LSZ0 @theslacktivists on Instagram @Blackandembodied on Instagram @homefromcollege on Instagram